The British government signaled on Tuesday that it could intervene in Paramount Skydance’s planned $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Lisa Nandy, the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, said the government may intervene in the merger, and the UK government said on June 30 that the transaction could be referred to the country's antitrust regulator.

According to gdelt, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority is already reviewing the transaction and will decide by August 7 whether to launch a more detailed investigation. The UK gave the companies involved until July 6 to respond to the government's concerns, and the merger could affect news and streaming services in Britain. Gdelt also reported that the merger has received clearance from the United States, China, Australia, Germany, France and Saudi Arabia. The South China Morning Post noted that the UK may hold up the deal after the United States and China gave it the green light. The Guardian described the merger as creating a media powerhouse that would control assets such as the Hollywood studios behind Superman, Batman and Top Gun; the UK’s Channel 5; CNN; TNT Sports; and the Paramount+ and HBO Max streaming services.